Bicycle-support



(No Model.)

. Z; J. DILLEY 8v H. J. HAYES.

- BICYCLE SUPPORT.

No. 570,464. a PatentedN0vi3,1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ZENA J. DILLEY AND HECTOR J. HAYES, OF MUIR, MICHIGAN.

BICYCLE- SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 570,464, dated November3, 1896.

Application filed March 12, 1896. Serial No. 582,968. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that We, ZENA J. DILLEY and HECTOR J. HAYES, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of Muir, county of Ionia, and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBicycle-Supports; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable. othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements inbicycle-supports; and it consists in the construction and arrangement ofparts, as hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out particularly inthe claim.

The object of the invention is to provide a device that is cheap,simple, and eifective for the purpose of supporting a bicycle in anupright position while not being ridden or otherwise propelled, suchdevice being easily attachable to any of the ordinary safety-bioycles ofthe diamond-frame pattern and readily detachable therefrom, and one thatis compact, light in weight, and that will not rattle, which object isattained by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a safety-bicycle provided withand supported byour improved support, parts of the large sprocket wheel,chain, and crank-arm being broken away to more clearly show the locationof parts. Fig. 2 is a reduced front elevation of a safety-bicyclesupported in an upright position by means of our support. Fig. 3 is anenlarged view of the tube that extends from the steering-head of thebicycle of the pattern described to the crank-hanger thereof and uponwhich our support is mounted, the parts being shown in their closedposition or in the osition in which the parts remain while tl e bicycleis being ridden. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail of the slide hereinafterdescribed, which is operated to extend and retract the parts of thesupport; and Fig. 5 represents details of the universal joint for theupper end of the supporting-rod of the device.

Referring to the letters of reference, Adesignates the tube of asafety-bicycle of the dia- 1nond-frame pattern, that extends from thesteering-head to the crank-hanger thereof. Near the upper end of saidtube is a clip a, and near the opposite end of said tube is a similarclip 17, said clips being provided with a suitable soft-material lining,as shown at a of Fig. 5, to prevent the inarring of the tube A, and saidclips are retained in place on said tube by being clamped thereon by ascrew passed through ears formed on the ends of said clips. The samescrew that binds clip a in place passes through one end of a suitableguide-rod B, the opposite end of said rod being secured in any suitablemanner in the clip I), so that said rod B will be located adjacent toand parallel with the tube A of the frame.

Mounted on the guide-rod B is a suitable head 0, said head beingprovided with an aperture 0 of a bore slightly larger than the gage ofthe guide-rod B to enable said head to be freely moved along said rod B.Fixed 011 the rod 13, adjacent to the clip I), isaclip D. Pivotedbetween the ears of said clip D is a rod E, said rod E passing throughan aperture 7L below the aperture in the head 0 that" receives the rodB, and provided on its outer or free end with a spoon E.

In Fig. 5 cl represents a cup or socket adapted to be united to clip bby passing suitable screws or rivets through the apertures in the ears6, formed on the sides of said cup, and the apertures 0, (one apertureonly being showninsaidfigure.) Whenthecuporsocket is thus fastened toclip I), it will depend from the under side thereof, as shown at d inFig. 8.

F designates the supporting-rod, one end of said rod being slightlybent, as at f, and on the end of said bent portion is formed ahemispherical head F, said head adapted to lie snugly within thecup orsocket d with the rod F projecting through an aperture formed in thelower side of said cup or socket d. On the end of the brace-rod F,opposite the head F, is a shoe G, formed of rubber, leather, or othermaterial suitable for the purpose.

On the rod F, between the head F and the shoe G, is formed a suitableear G. In Fig.

1 H designates a brace-rod which is suitably pivoted at one end on thehead 0, as shown ate in Fig. 3, and the other end is pivoted to the earG on the supporting-rod F.

Extending upwardly from the head 0, around the tube A, is an arm 0.Fastened at one end to said arm is a spring-tongue G for a purposehereinafter set forth.

The operation of the device is as follows: The position of parts inFigs. 1 and 2 represents the device as holding a bicycle in an uprightposition. \Vhen it is desired to release said device from service, thebicycle is supported by one hand, and with the other the head 0 is movedin the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1, carrying the brace-rod Htherewith and raising the supporting-rod F therewith from its extendedposition at the same time the rod E is raised, and consequently raisingthe spoon E from the tire of the wheel I, and by continuing the movementof the head in the direction mentioned the parts will be brought so asto lie nearly parallel with the tube A, as shown in Fig. 3. To retainthe parts in this position and to keep them from rattling when the partsare brought together by the movement of the head 0, the rod E is passedbetween the spring-tongue O and the arm 0 of the head 0, thus securelyretaining the parts in a contracted position and preventing theaccidental swinging down of the movable parts. The parts remain in thisposition while the bicycle is in use.

\Vhen it is desired to use the device for supporting the bicycle in anupright position, and the parts are in the positions shown in Fig. 3,the rod F is released from its engagement with the spring 0 and the head0 is moved in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 3, thereby throwing thesupporting-rod F down by theoperation of the brace-rod H, as will bewell understood. As the head 0 is moved the outer or extended end E willbe forced down upon the tire of the front wheel by reason of the pivotof said rod E being nearer to the guide-rod B than the aperture in thehead 0 through which said rod E moves. As the rod F is swung downward itmay be thrown outward laterally by reason of the universal orball-and-socket joint at its upper end, and when said rod F has been soextended the bicycle may be inclined in that direction until the shoe Grests upon the ground, when said bicycle will be held in an uprightposition, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

It will now be seen that by the employment of this improved device arider, after dismounting, by the operation of the parts as hereindescribed may stand his Wheel in an upright position. This will be foundof especial advantage while traveling along country roads, as a wheelmay be so supported that its bearings and the bearings of itsdriving-pedals may be kept clean from dust and dirt, which they usuallygather in the common practice of laying a wheel on the ground orstanding it up against an embankment, for it is well known that thebearings are injured by being operated while they contain dirt or grit.It will also be found of advantage for supporting a wheel while it isbeing cleaned and for other obvious purposes. The shoe G-being formed ofrubber, or like material, it prevents the supporting-rod from slidingsidewise. It will be understood that a spur could be used for thispurpose. It will also be seen that by having a brake for the wheel to beput in service at the time the supporting-rod is extended for use saidwheel Will be prevented from moving either forward or backward away fromthe bearing of the supporting-rod and falling down, as is common withdevices of this character that are not provided with brakes.

Having thus fully set forth our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a bicycle support, the combination of the clips a and b, the guiderod B supported by said clips, the brake-rod .E pivoted by a clip D tothe lower end of the guide-rod, the spoon E mounted on the free end ofsaid brake-rod, the head 0 embracing said brake-rod and adapted to slideupon said guide-rod, the supporting-rod F universallypivoted to clip I)and an engaging device at the lower end of said supporting-rod, thebrace-rod II pivoted at one end to the head 0 and at the opposite end tosaid supporting-rod, the spring-tongue O mounted upon the head 0, saidhead adapted to be moved along the guide-rod to raise and lower the freeend of the brace-rod and its spoon and to swing the supporting-rod downto a vertical position, and said supportingrod adapted to be engaged bythe spring 0 as the head 0 is moved to the upper extremity of theguide-rod, and all of said parts adapted to be mounted upon abicycle-frame, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof we hereunto set our hands this 7th day of March,1896.

Z'ENA J. DILLEY. HECTOR J. HAYES.

In presence of- ARTHUR A. STODDARI), GEO. B. HAYES.

